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Put a foreigner in charge
Postbag, Published on 03/08/2025
» Re: "More tourism stimulus possible", (Business, July 29).
Rethink condom access in schools
Editorial, Published on 13/07/2025
» An initiative to give away free condoms in schools has always been a flashpoint for controversy, igniting fervent debate across society.
PM's crisis and Thai political directions
Oped, Thitinan Pongsudhirak, Published on 27/06/2025
» What began just a month ago as a minor border dispute with Cambodia has spiralled into an existential political crisis in Thailand. In what she understood to be a private phone conversation with Cambodia's former prime minister and Senate President, Hun Sen, Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra compromised her premiership and undermined Thai national interests. While she tries to ride out the storm, her tenure appears wobbly and unworkable. What comes next will likely proceed in one of three directions revolving around the Thai parliamentary processes, each with its own scenarios and considerations.
Thai cannabis stores fear for their future
Published on 25/06/2025
» Tourism operators expect many cannabis stores across Thailand to be shuttered, especially in urban areas, leaving only those that supply the herb for medical purposes, as the government moves to recriminalise the plant.
New movies out this week: June 19-25
Guru, Nianne-Lynn Hendricks, Published on 19/06/2025
» New releases that hit cinemas in Thailand this week.
Body of Thai hostage returning home from Israel on Wednesday
Online Reporters, Published on 10/06/2025
» The body of Nattapong Pinta, a Thai hostage who was killed in Gaza, will be repatriated to Thailand on Wednesday, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said on Tuesday.
Gaza rescuers say Israel fire kills 36, six of them near aid centre
AFP, Published on 08/06/2025
» GAZA CITY (PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES) - Gaza's civil defence agency said Israeli forces killed at least 36 Palestinians on Saturday, six of them in a shooting near a US-backed aid distribution centre.
Body of last Thai hostage retrieved from Gaza
Published on 07/06/2025
» JERUSALEM - The Israeli military has retrieved the body of Thai hostage Nattapong Pinta, who had been held in Gaza since the Oct 7, 2023 attack by Hamas on Israel, Defence Minister Israel Katz said on Saturday.
PM pitches prosperity plan at meet
News, Mongkol Bangprapa, Published on 28/05/2025
» Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra yesterday proposed at the 2nd Asean-Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Summit strategies for the group to build economic prosperity and protect human resources and the environment.
Thailand to navigate a shifting world
Oped, Kavi Chongkittavorn, Published on 29/04/2025
» The Thai negotiating delegation's failure to meet with their American counterparts last week in Washington, DC, confirmed that Thailand is a low-priority country for the US. That should be a wake-up call for the Paetongtarn government -- the relationship between Thailand and the US is no longer what it used to be.